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Strive to Thrive
July 23, 2025
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Cultivating an Audience
If you are SILENCED....
If you are STRUGGLING...
If you are SURVIVING...
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WANT TO BE FEATURED IN THIS NEWSLETTER?
We’d love to showcase YOU (or your arts organization) in our newsletter! Whether you're an artist or part of an arts organization, we want to highlight your work and impact. Interested?
Submit Here
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BERNICE DEAKINS
Gallery on 4th
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River Valley Arts
Montgomery, WV
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Tell us about yourself.
I'm the only Fine Arts Gallery and teaching studio in the Upper Kanawha Valley. I feature the work of over 25 artists and have on-site art classes. I'm also the President of the local art group that serves a large area of two counties.
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I thrive when I...
can share my talent to help people young and old discover their hidden artist within.
Where can we find your work?
Facebook: River Valley Arts
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NEXT MEET-UP
Aug. 18 at 4pm EST
Topic: Tips on Canva and other software!
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Join Our Monthly Community Meet-Up!
Looking to connect with fellow artists & administrators? Join us for our monthly informal meet-up, held every 3rd Monday of the month!
This is your chance to share your questions, celebrate successes, and discuss challenges with like-minded individuals in a supportive environment. It’s a fantastic opportunity to build your network, gain new perspectives, and find solutions.
Sign-up Here
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UNCSA is leading a bold new approach to student mental health by partnering with Art Pharmacy to prescribe the arts as care. Starting fall 2025, students will be connected to creative experiences that heal — not just treat. Curious how art can change well-being?
Read More
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Daily Meditation & Contemplative Practice Offerings: Breathing breaks, reflection journaling, monthly morning practice, midweek mantras, mindful drawing, and meditation. This is a virtual offering from Pratt Institute and is free & open to all.
Sign Up for a Session
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A few featured grants, residencies, creative job postings, and more. | | | Grant Opportunity | Eligibility | Deadline | Grant Amount | | Emergency Relief Grants | craft artists, US based artists, recent emergency or disaster | Rolling | $3,000 | | 2025 AICA International Open Call for Art Critics | critics including commentators, curators, educators; writing for newspaper, magazine, television, radio, internet | 7/27/25 | First prize - €1000
Second Place - €500
Third Place - €250 | | The Feminist Press: Call for Papers | writers, scholarly articles, artistic works, theme based submissions (PORTALS) | 7/30/25 | Published in WSQ, Fall 2026 | | Jazz Road Tours | professional jazz artists, 18 year old | 7/30/25 | $5,000 - $15,000 | | AXS Film Fund | documentary film, non-fiction filmmaking, people of color with disabilities, any production stage |
| $10,000 | | 100 Voices of Florida | filmmakers, writer, director, producer, short films or scripts, Florida | 7/31/25 | $5,000
Application Fee: $25 | | The Nicholas Dahl Visiting Artist Scholarship | LGBTQIA+ individuals 30 years of age and under, all artistic mediums eligible to apply | 7/31/25 | a one-week creative experience in Provincetown during the “off-season” (November-April), including lodging, a workshop at PAAM and associated materials | | Escape to Create 2026 Residency | literary, music, theatre arts, visual, multi-media and interdisciplinary arts, emerging artists to mid-career artists | 7/31/25 | private housing and weekly stipend
Application Fee: $35 | | Pullman Art & Film Residency | 21 years old+, film, visual arts, new media | 7/31/25 | $500/week for residency length
(6 - 10 weeks) | | 2025 Open Call for Digital Art Commissions - Pérez Art Museum Miami | original projects, pre- to post- production phase, video art, film, augmented reality, net art, 3-D sculpture, video game, virtual reality, generative art, South Florida, Latin America, Caribbean, African Diaspora | 7/31/25 | $1,000 - $15,000 | | Henri Cartier-Bresson Creation Award | photographers, international submissions, mid-career artists, established artists | 7/31/25 | €35,000 | | KFW's Feminist Artist Career Development Mini Grant | Kentucky feminist artists | Rolling | up to $500 | | | |
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